Falta Amor
Encyclopedia
Falta Amor is the first studio album (fourth overall) under the WEA Latina label, by Latin American Mexican rock
band Maná
. After being unhappy with the direction Polygram
was taking them, they released this album in 1990, but did not become a hit until the following year. This album gained commercial success once Maná's first hit single, "Rayando El Sol" hit radio stations. Other songs that gained critical acclaim were: "Buscandola" and "Perdido En Un Barco". They began to tour, performing more than 250 times in Mexico
, and abroad in Peru
, Ecuador
, and Colombia
.
Mexican rock
Mexican rock music, often referred to in Mexico as rock nacional , originated in the 1950s with covers of standards by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and The Everly Brothers, among others, bands such as Los Rebeldes del Rock, Los Locos del Ritmo, Los Crazy Boys, Los Nómadas, and Javier Bátiz soon arose...
band Maná
Maná
Maná is a pop rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, whose career has spanned more than three decades. They have earned three Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, five Premios Juventud awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and 13 Premios Lo...
. After being unhappy with the direction Polygram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
was taking them, they released this album in 1990, but did not become a hit until the following year. This album gained commercial success once Maná's first hit single, "Rayando El Sol" hit radio stations. Other songs that gained critical acclaim were: "Buscandola" and "Perdido En Un Barco". They began to tour, performing more than 250 times in Mexico
Mexico
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, and abroad in Peru
Peru
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, Ecuador
Ecuador
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, and Colombia
Colombia
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.
Track listing
# | | Title | Time |
---|---|---|
1. | Gitana (Gypsy) (Fher Olvera Fernando Olvera José Fernando Emilio "Fher" Olvera, in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico as José Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra, is the secondary guitarist, composer, and lead singer for the Mexican rock band Maná. Olvera studied communications in the Universidad Iberoamericana... , Alex González Alex González (musician) Alejandro González , better known as Alex González, is an American Mexican musician of Cuban and Colombian origin. He is a member, drummer and songwriter for the Mexican band Maná. He is nicknamed "El Animal" and also sings lead vocals for many songs, including the single "Me Vale"... ) |
4:17 |
2. | Refrigerador (Refrigerator) (Fher Olvera) | 3:50 |
3. | Rayando el sol (Sunrise) (Fher Olvera, Alex González) | 4:14 |
4. | Buscándola (Seeking Her) (Alex González, Fher Olvera) | 4:09 |
5. | Soledad (Loneliness) (Fher Olvera) | 4:38 |
6. | Falta amor (Love is Lacking) (Feat. Alejandro Lora (Fher Olvera) | 4:15 |
7. | Estoy agotado (I'm Exhausted) (Fher Olvera, Alex González) | 3:54 |
8. | Perdido en un barco (Lost in a Boat) (Fher Olvera, Alex González) | 4:15 |
9. | La puerta azul (The Blue Door) (Fher Olvera, Alex González) | 3:14 |
10. | Maeo (Fher Olvera, Alex González) | 3:58 |
11. | No me mires así A Tiempo de Rock A Tiempo de Rock is the second album of the band Sombrero Verde .-Track list:# Laura# Decidir# Hechos Nada Más# ...Y Nadie Abrió# Yo Te Ame# No Me Mires Así*# Que Linda Ciudad# Quédate# Me Voy Al Mar... (Don't Look At Me Like That) (Fher Olvera) REMO-1983 |
4:45 |
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 27 |
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen... |
13 |
Personnel
- Fher Olvera – main vocals, Acoustic guitar, harmonics, choir
- Alex González – drums, percussion, main vocals in "Buscándola", choir
- Juan Diego Calleros – bass
- Ulises Calleros – electric guitar, choir